Mischa Bakaleinikoff(1890-1960)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Composer and accomplished double-bass player and cellist, Mischa fled
his country after the October Revolution of 1917, along with his
brothers Vladimir and Constantin. He arrived in America in 1926, and,
five years later, got a job with Columbia in Hollywood. He was at first
utilised as a musician, but his talents came to be more widely employed
during the 1930's as orchestrator, conductor and (occasional) composer
of film scores. More often, he created the incidental or linking music
for numerous low-budget westerns, sci-fi's, horrors and serials.
Mischa spent his entire career at Columbia, under contract as musical director from 1944, until his death in 1960. He often worked closely with other long-standing studio colleagues, George Duning and Morris Stoloff.
Mischa spent his entire career at Columbia, under contract as musical director from 1944, until his death in 1960. He often worked closely with other long-standing studio colleagues, George Duning and Morris Stoloff.
